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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Elect counsel.	tration in the City of Baltimore shall annually elect
	some practising member of the bar of Baltimore city
	as counsel for said Officers of Registration in said
	city, whose duty it shall be to appear for said Officers
	of Registration, and against the appellant at the
	hearing of all appeals from the decision of said offi-
	ers, under the provisions of this act, and to assist
	said officers, from time to time, at their request by
	his advice upon all legal matters pertaining to the
Compensatl'n	duties of said officers; for his services he shall re-
	ceive an annual salary of three hundred dollars to
	be paid by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.
	SEC. 22. And be it enacted, That if any Officer of
Refuse or ne- glect.	Registration, clerk of a court, sheriff, judge of election
	or police commissioner, shall knowingly refuse or
	neglect to comply with any of the provisions of the
	several sections of this act, imposing duties upon
	him, or if any Officer of Registration shall enter
	upon the list of registered voters the name of a voter
	or strike from said list the name of any person al-
	ready entered thereon, except at the time and place
	prescribed by this act; he shall be deemed guilty of
	a misdemeanor, and shall on presentment and indict-
Penalty.	ment therefor, and conviction thereof, forfeit and
	pay a fine of not less than five hundred, nor more
	than one thousand dollars for every such offence, or
	be imprisoned in the discretion of the court, for a
	period not exceeding three years, or both, and shall
	also be liable in damages at the suit of the party
	aggrieved.
	SEC. 23. And be it enacted, That any existing acts
Repealed.	or parts of acts, or provisions of the Code of Public
	General Laws or Public Local Laws, inconsistent
	with this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
	Approved April 7, 1876.